“When life gets tough pull yourself up by your boot straps and keep going”
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This was something my mom used to say to me and still does to this day. When I was in school dealing with boy trouble, friends or whatever else life was throwing at me she used to say “I’ll give you a day to sulk, then it’s time to put on your big girl panties, pull yourself up by your boot straps and keep going”